March 1994 / What's New

Watch The Shop From Your Monitor	The Model 722 PC Workmate ($525) lets you watch a live video in a window on your VGA display.
Data Acquisition Via The Parallel Port	An analog-input and digital-I/O device, the Datashuttle (from $995) connects to desktop and portable PCs via the parallel port.
High-Speed Imaging	The Chromax 2400S graphics accelerator ($899) uses three S3 accelerator chips, each of which controls an 8-bit-color channel of 24-bit RGB color displays.
VESA And PCI Cache Controllers	The KT-410A VL-Bus ($175) and the KT-910A PCI ($255) IDE cache controller kits support four IDE drives, with a capacity of up to 4 GB each, and two floppy drives.
CD Multimed ia	Aztech Labs' (Fremont, CA) CDA 268-01A double-speed CD-ROM drive ($199) is MPC 2-compliant and features MDR (motorized disk return) technology, which eliminates the need for caddies and frees you from manual tray-loading.
Faster Printing	An I/O PC card, the PowerPort ($59) from Buffalo Products (Salem, OR) increases the printing speed of your parallel printer, such as the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4, to as fast as 150,000 characters per second.
Integrated Audio On A PCMCIA Card	An audio PCMCIA card with its own high-fidelity speaker and a DSP chip, the Port-able Sound PCMCIA supports most programs written for Sound Blaster.
Plug-And-Play Network Adapter	The EtherGo network adapter ( $99) from Alta Research (Deerfield Beach, FL) features a National Semiconductor AT/LANtic Ethernet controller with a custom ASIC that lets ISA cards support the Intel/Microsoft Plug and Play ISA specification.
Multimedia On A Card	HiPerVideo 928Movie, which was developed in conjunction with IBM, combines a Windows graphics accelerator card with software movie acceleration, 16-bit audio, and a VESA Media Channel expansion option.
Easy SCSI Connection	A 16-bit PCMCIA SCSI controller, the SCSI2Go (from $329) lets you easily add SCSI storage devices and I/O peripherals to your notebook o r desktop computer with a PCMCIA Type II slot.
Portable Connections To Token Ring	Olicom's (Plano, TX) PCMCIA Adapter ($495) connects your notebook or laptop PC to token-ring networks via the PCMCIA Type II or Type III port on the PC.
Computer Talk	A three-piece computer speaker system, the ACS3 ($200) from Altec Lansing (Milford, PA) consists of two self-powered, shielded satellite speakers and an amplified subwoofer.
A Cross-Platform, Paper-Driven Scanner	With no on/off switch, the paper-driven PaperMax personal scanner is automatically activated and begins scanning when you insert paper into it.
Cable Tester	A PC-based cable tester with a graphical wiring display, the CableEye ($1495) from CAMI Research (Lexington, MA) features an internal cable database with descriptive notes, label-printing capability, hard-copy wiring output on laser or dot-matrix printers, and macro functions for unskilled operators.
Personal Printer	The OL410e ($899) from Okidata (Mount Laurel, NJ) is a compact, 4-ppm LED/laser printer with 600-dpi output.
Flexible Scanner	ScanMan PowerPage ($799) is a compact, motorized, boardless scanner.
TV-To-PC Interface	A video interface card that allows you to watch TV on your VGA monitor, Video Galaxy ($293) is compatible with major video standards and image file formats.
Label And Badge Printer	A dedicated label printer, the P-Touch PC ($449) from Brother International (Somerset, NJ) lets you print images from your computer screen onto laminated adhesive labels.
Internal Fax Modem	A V.32bis/V.42bis fax modem card, the T/PortModem 1440PT ($299) sends and receives data or faxes in the background while you work on your PC.
Heat Alert	The 110 Alert alarm ($29) signals when your computer's internal temperature reaches 110ûF; when the temperature drops back below 110ûF, the alarm shuts off.
Network-Peripheral Sharing	The Print Server Plus PS-4 series (from $595) enables you to share modems and printers on your Ethernet or token-ring network.
Talk And Send Data, Too	The enhanced MT1932PCS MultiModem ($949), which is based on V.32terbo technology, has a Talk Anytime feature that activates voice-over-data communications whenever the handset is picked up.
Data Acquisition	Icon-based applications software for data acquisition, Workbench for Windows ($995) is targeted toward scientists and engineers.
Visual Development	VIA/Visual Information Assistant for Windows (from $295) is an object-oriented application development tool that lets you design an information structure by integrating data from disparate sources.
Imaging Tool	An imaging extension to the KIPP Advanced Developers Toolkit, Kofax Mark Sense Detection ($995) permits real-time recognition of check marks, signatures, and other markings on scanned documents.
Calculate To The Nth Power	A programming language with symbolic math-processing capability, Nth ($129) from Nth Power Software (Adair, OK) operates in 32-bit protected mode for full use of available RAM.
Software Testing	Vermont High Test ($495) automatically records test scripts as you run a program.
Motion Simulation	Working Model ($995), a motion-simulation package from Knowledge Revolution (San Francisco, CA), provides Windows workers with a cros s-platform engineering solution for motion analysis.
Browse In AutoCAD	A file-viewing utility that runs inside AutoCAD by means of the ADS interface, AutoManager Classic/ADS ($95) displays 15 file formats and provides file-importing capabilities into AutoCAD.
Power Tools For Imaging	Kai's Power Tools for Windows includes 33 filters and extensions for expanding the capabilities of Windows image-manipulation programs that support the Adobe standard plug-in architecture.
Network Management	ONdemand Network Control System for Windows (portable version, $895; desktop version, $2995) manages ONline System Concentrators and related network modules.
Manage CD Titles In Windows Automatically	Visual CD ($69.95) from Meridian Data (Scotts Valley, CA) automates the installation, management, and operation of multimedia CD-ROM titles in Windows.
Participate Behind The Screen	Crystal Walls 1.0 ($69.95) from Domain Virtual Worlds (Seattle, WA) uses 3-D animation to create virtual worlds behind your PC screen.
OS/2 Tools	The GammaTech Power Pack for OS/2 ($69.95) from SofTouch Systems (Oklahoma City, OK) provides tools that help you get more power from your system.
Shipping Software	The DOS-based Ship It package ($199.95) from PoinTex (Walnut, CA) comprises a UPS manifest module, a bar-coding module, and a solar calculator.
Data Types For Visual Basic	Baldar's Data Type Functions for Visual Basic ($49) supports data-type functions for Visual Basic by making available functions such as MKI$, CVI, MKD$, and CVD.
ImagePals 2	ImagePals 2, U-Lead Systems (Torrance, CA), provides cataloging for all media type s; expanded search capabilities with keywords, subjects, and marks; file conversion for raster and vector formats; additional special-effects filters; interdocument cloning; a global viewer; and multimedia slide-show capabilities.
HiRes QFX	HiRes QFX, Ron Scott (Houston, TX), deletes the hard ware key; expands Bitmap Object support; and adds image-warping, full-screen editing for video applications, object-file import and export, and function queuing for batch operations.
XPost 3.0 P	XPost 3.0 P, LANtec (Provo, UT), features a multitasking, menu-driven, modular Windows GUI; NetPho ne; message compression on storage and forwarding; ascending and descending messaging order; application launching under DOS and Windows; message priority rating; and E-mail environment customization.
AutoSketch release 2 for Windows	AutoSketch release 2 for Windows, Autodesk (Sausalito, CA), enhances the interface, expands CAD functionality, adds drawing tools, increases compatibility with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, and enables more accurate importing and exporting.
Help-Authoring For Windows	A self-contained development environment, ForeHelp lets you view, create, change, and move through your help projects in the actual visual and functional help setting.
Tools For Visual Basic	XRef for Visual Basic ($99) is a cross-reference developer's tool for fully documenting an application you've written using Visual Basic.
Centralized Lan Boot Files	A Windows-based integrated management tool, BootWare Manager ($259) lets network administrators create, edit, update, and diagnose centralized workstation boot files from a single location.
Self-Booting Diagnostics	PC Diag ($149.95) from Unicore Software (North Andover, MA) is a self-booting diagnostic software package that runs independently of an operating system.
Designworks 2 for Windows	Designworks 2 for Windows, GST Software (Falls Church, VA), includes custom shape tools, new text features, an RGB color-mixing dialog box, a redesigned user interface, a snapshot utility, a Clip Art and Photo CD browser, a keypad/font utility, and OLE 2.0 support.
ReportSmith 2.0	ReportSmith 2.0, ReportSmith (formerly Indigo Software, San Mateo, CA), adds query and interface improvements, more than 100 reporting features, OLE 2.0 support, and improved performance.
ReachOut Remote Control 4.0	ReachOut Remote Control 4.0, Ocean Isle Software (Vero Beach, FL), adds full support for Windows and DOS, TCP/IP, and high-resolution monitors.
DS Lab 2.1	DS Lab 2.1, DS Group (Greenwich, CT), supports additional graphical formatting and data-manipulation features; adds functions such as depreciation, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and day of week; and enhances selective password protection for graphical layouts, all elements, and model parameters.
AM/5	AM/5, Intelligent Environments (Tewksbury, MA), adds component programming, which lets developers with different programming knowledge work together to build applications.
Network Windows Management	An automated file management system, AutoEDMS for Windows lets you jump from AutoCAD to Excel to Word while it keeps track of every drawing, document, and file you use.
Clean Up Your Hard Disk	Disk Historian ($129.95), from Solid Oak Software (Santa Barbara, CA), is a Windows-based maintenance program that continually monitors the use of all files on your system that run under DOS or Windows.
Pen-Based Text Retrieval	Isys for Pen ($395) is a pen-based text-retrieval program that enables you to quickly and easily access information on your pen-based computer.
Link Netware To Unix And NT	Server software that provides seamless file and print sharing between NetWare workstations and e ither Solaris or Windows NT, MultiConnect IPX (from $849 for five users) has its own NetWare IPX/SPX protocol stack.
Paradox For Windows Utility	The ezDoc for Paradox ($99) documentation utility from Woll2Woll Software (San Jose, CA) provides visual and text documentation for forms, reports, scripts, libraries, tables, and queries for Paradox for Windows.
Become A Landscape Designer	LandDesigner for Windows lets you quickly and easily create professional-looking landscaping plans for up to 170 acres.
SQA TeamTest 2.5	SQA TeamTest 2.5, Software Quality Automation (Woburn, MA), offers specialized support for the PowerBuilder object-oriented development environment, which allows automated test procedures written in SQA TeamTest to directly see into PowerBuilder-unique objects; and extends SQA's Object Oriented Recording technology.
Media 100 1.1	Media 100 1.1, Data Translation (Marlborough, MA), features PAL compatibility, Audio Scrubbing, improved disk-space management and error handling, and full program export to QuickTime.
Z-Mail 3.0.	Z-Mail 3.0. Z-Code Software (San Rafael, CA), features MIME support, localizable international support, directory-services access, remote-mail capabilities, configuration capabilities, and hypertext on-line help.
Pacific DirectNet 2.0	Pacific DirectNet 2.0, Pacific Data Products (San Diego, CA), adds EtherTalk support and an SNMP agent to provide real-time status updates for Unix users.
AccuMail 3.0	AccuMail 3.0, Group 1 Software (Lanham, MD), includes a new Windows version and an easier-to-use and easier-to-learn DOS GUI version, both on one CD-ROM disc.

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